Career services hit the spot
by Michèle Nardelli
This
year UniSA’s Career Services team launched an exciting new website for
students, staff and employers.
The site offers comprehensive student information about career planning, applying for jobs, interview skills and a vacancy and events database called MyCareerPlan.
And the new site has been a big hit with employers, with vacancy listings doubling in study period two.
Clive Summers, Human Resources Manager at Wattyl Australia, says the MyCareerPlan website is very easy to use.
"I received a high quality field of relevant and interested candidates, one of whom was successful in her application," Summers said.
Students have also found the new site invaluable in helping them prepare for the job market. Final year commerce student, Ruo Hong Li, has been successful in winning one of the highly contested graduate positions with the Office of Public Employment for 2007.
"I attended some lunch time workshops run by Career Services, which were excellent, and then I used the resources on the website to prepare my application," Ruo said.
"The information I needed was easy to find and I’m sure it helped me get the job."
A recent addition to the new careers website is a series of eight career management skills modules that can be integrated into the curriculum of existing programs. The modules cover topics ranging from Understanding Career and Industry to Job Search Strategy.
Each module is highly flexible so can be easily adapted to reflect the needs and context of a particular program.
For more information about Career Services activities, check out www.unisa.edu.au/careers or contact Anna Lee on (08) 8302 1323.